Georgia: FEMA disaster declarations

Official FEMA records · Historical data · Last refreshed 5 Nov 2026, 18:35 UTC

FEMA has issued 82 declarations for Georgia since 2 May 1953. The most recent is Hurricane Isaias, declared 9 Oct 2026.

Major disaster declarations
51
Emergency declarations
17
Fire management assistance declarations
14
Declarations covering the whole state
6

These figures count FEMA declarations and designated areas. They do not measure damage, cost, deaths or how severe an event was.

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Latest declarations

Latest 20 FEMA declarations for Georgia
Declaration Incident type Declared ID
Hurricane Isaias Tropical Storm 9 Oct 2026 EM-3657-GA
Highway 82 Fire Fire 22 Apr 2026 FM-5630-GA
Pineland Road Fire Fire 21 Apr 2026 FM-5629-GA
Severe Winter Storm Winter Storm 24 Jan 2026 EM-3642-GA
Hurricane Helene Hurricane 30 Sep 2024 DR-4830-GA
Hurricane Helene Tropical Storm 26 Sep 2024 EM-3616-GA
Tropical Storm Debby Tropical Storm 24 Sep 2024 DR-4821-GA
Hurricane Debby Tropical Storm 5 Aug 2024 EM-3607-GA
Hurricane Idalia Hurricane 7 Sep 2023 DR-4738-GA
Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, and Tornadoes Severe Storm 16 Jan 2023 DR-4685-GA
Severe Storms and Tornadoes Severe Storm 5 May 2021 DR-4600-GA
Tropical Storm Zeta Hurricane 12 Jan 2021 DR-4579-GA
COVID-19 Pandemic Biological 29 Mar 2020 DR-4501-GA
COVID-19 Biological 13 Mar 2020 EM-3464-GA
Hurricane Dorian (FEMA website) Hurricane 1 Sep 2019 EM-3422-GA
Hurricane Michael (FEMA website) Hurricane 14 Oct 2018 DR-4400-GA
Hurricane Michael (FEMA website) Hurricane 10 Oct 2018 EM-3406-GA
Hurricane Irma (FEMA website) Hurricane 15 Sep 2017 DR-4338-GA
Hurricane Irma (FEMA website) Hurricane 8 Sep 2017 EM-3387-GA
West Mims Fire (FEMA website) Fire 8 May 2017 FM-5181-GA

Most common incident types

Declarations inGeorgiaby FEMA incident type
Incident type Declarations
Severe Storm 17
Hurricane 16
Fire 14
Tornado 13
Flood 9
Tropical Storm 4
Severe Ice Storm 3
Biological 2

Declarations by county

FEMA declarations per county, 1964–2026

Map of Georgia by county, shaded by the number of FEMA declarations naming each, 1964 to 2026. Lumpkin: 24; Ware: 24; Brantley: 23 are the highest. Measure: count of FEMA declarations that designate each county; a declaration covering the whole state is not counted. Source: FEMA OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries v2. Boundaries: US Census Bureau cartographic files via us-atlas. 159 of 159 areas shaded. The table below lists every area.

159 counties named in at least one declaration since 1964. Declarations covering the whole state are not counted here.

FEMA declarations by county in Georgia
County Declarations Most recent
Appling (County) 20 Hurricane Helene 30 Sep 2024
Atkinson (County) 19 Hurricane Helene 30 Sep 2024
Bacon (County) 19 Hurricane Helene 30 Sep 2024
Baker (County) 20 Hurricane Isaias 9 Oct 2026
Baldwin (County) 14 Severe Winter Storm 24 Jan 2026
Banks (County) 18 Hurricane Isaias 9 Oct 2026
Barrow (County) 15 Hurricane Isaias 9 Oct 2026
Bartow (County) 20 Hurricane Isaias 9 Oct 2026
Ben Hill (County) 15 Hurricane Helene 30 Sep 2024
Berrien (County) 20 Hurricane Helene 30 Sep 2024
Bibb (County) 16 Severe Winter Storm 24 Jan 2026
Bleckley (County) 16 Severe Winter Storm 24 Jan 2026
Brantley (County) 23 Highway 82 Fire 22 Apr 2026
Brooks (County) 20 Hurricane Helene 30 Sep 2024
Bryan (County) 21 Hurricane Helene 30 Sep 2024
Bulloch (County) 22 Severe Winter Storm 24 Jan 2026
Burke (County) 20 Severe Winter Storm 24 Jan 2026
Butts (County) 19 Severe Winter Storm 24 Jan 2026
Calhoun (County) 15 Hurricane Isaias 9 Oct 2026
Camden (County) 21 Hurricane Helene 30 Sep 2024
Candler (County) 22 Severe Winter Storm 24 Jan 2026
Carroll (County) 23 Hurricane Isaias 9 Oct 2026
Catoosa (County) 18 Hurricane Isaias 9 Oct 2026
Charlton (County) 21 Hurricane Helene 30 Sep 2024
Chatham (County) 19 Hurricane Helene 30 Sep 2024
Chattahoochee (County) 12 Hurricane Isaias 9 Oct 2026
Chattooga (County) 16 Hurricane Isaias 9 Oct 2026
Cherokee (County) 20 Hurricane Isaias 9 Oct 2026
Clarke (County) 14 Hurricane Isaias 9 Oct 2026
Clay (County) 15 Hurricane Isaias 9 Oct 2026
Clayton (County) 16 Hurricane Isaias 9 Oct 2026
Clinch (County) 20 Pineland Road Fire 21 Apr 2026
Cobb (County) 20 Hurricane Isaias 9 Oct 2026
Coffee (County) 21 Hurricane Helene 30 Sep 2024
Colquitt (County) 21 Hurricane Isaias 9 Oct 2026
Columbia (County) 14 Severe Winter Storm 24 Jan 2026
Cook (County) 18 Hurricane Helene 30 Sep 2024
Coweta (County) 16 Hurricane Isaias 9 Oct 2026
Crawford (County) 20 Severe Winter Storm 24 Jan 2026
Crisp (County) 17 Hurricane Helene 30 Sep 2024
Dade (County) 21 Hurricane Isaias 9 Oct 2026
Dawson (County) 20 Hurricane Isaias 9 Oct 2026
Decatur (County) 20 Hurricane Isaias 9 Oct 2026
DeKalb (County) 18 Hurricane Isaias 9 Oct 2026
Dodge (County) 17 Severe Winter Storm 24 Jan 2026
Dooly (County) 17 Severe Winter Storm 24 Jan 2026
Dougherty (County) 18 Hurricane Isaias 9 Oct 2026
Douglas (County) 19 Hurricane Isaias 9 Oct 2026
Early (County) 16 Hurricane Isaias 9 Oct 2026
Echols (County) 19 Pineland Road Fire 21 Apr 2026
Effingham (County) 17 Hurricane Helene 30 Sep 2024
Elbert (County) 16 Severe Winter Storm 24 Jan 2026
Emanuel (County) 22 Severe Winter Storm 24 Jan 2026
Evans (County) 17 Severe Winter Storm 24 Jan 2026
Fannin (County) 19 Hurricane Isaias 9 Oct 2026
Fayette (County) 15 Hurricane Isaias 9 Oct 2026
Floyd (County) 20 Hurricane Isaias 9 Oct 2026
Forsyth (County) 18 Hurricane Isaias 9 Oct 2026
Franklin (County) 16 Severe Winter Storm 24 Jan 2026
Fulton (County) 22 Hurricane Isaias 9 Oct 2026
Georgetown - Quitman (County) 12 Hurricane Isaias 9 Oct 2026
Gilmer (County) 21 Hurricane Isaias 9 Oct 2026
Glascock (County) 13 Severe Winter Storm 24 Jan 2026
Glynn (County) 20 Hurricane Helene 30 Sep 2024
Gordon (County) 19 Hurricane Isaias 9 Oct 2026
Grady (County) 18 Hurricane Isaias 9 Oct 2026
Greene (County) 16 Severe Winter Storm 24 Jan 2026
Gwinnett (County) 15 Hurricane Isaias 9 Oct 2026
Habersham (County) 21 Severe Winter Storm 24 Jan 2026
Hall (County) 20 Hurricane Isaias 9 Oct 2026
Hancock (County) 15 Severe Winter Storm 24 Jan 2026
Haralson (County) 18 Hurricane Isaias 9 Oct 2026
Harris (County) 15 Hurricane Isaias 9 Oct 2026
Hart (County) 14 Severe Winter Storm 24 Jan 2026
Heard (County) 20 Hurricane Isaias 9 Oct 2026
Henry (County) 17 Hurricane Isaias 9 Oct 2026
Houston (County) 17 Severe Winter Storm 24 Jan 2026
Irwin (County) 14 Hurricane Helene 30 Sep 2024
Jackson (County) 15 Hurricane Isaias 9 Oct 2026
Jasper (County) 17 Severe Winter Storm 24 Jan 2026
Jeff Davis (County) 20 Hurricane Helene 30 Sep 2024
Jefferson (County) 19 Severe Winter Storm 24 Jan 2026
Jenkins (County) 21 Severe Winter Storm 24 Jan 2026
Johnson (County) 19 Severe Winter Storm 24 Jan 2026
Jones (County) 17 Severe Winter Storm 24 Jan 2026
Lamar (County) 19 Severe Winter Storm 24 Jan 2026
Lanier (County) 17 Hurricane Helene 30 Sep 2024
Laurens (County) 19 Severe Winter Storm 24 Jan 2026
Lee (County) 15 Hurricane Isaias 9 Oct 2026
Liberty (County) 18 Hurricane Helene 30 Sep 2024
Lincoln (County) 13 Severe Winter Storm 24 Jan 2026
Long (County) 18 Hurricane Helene 30 Sep 2024
Lowndes (County) 18 Hurricane Helene 30 Sep 2024
Lumpkin (County) 24 Hurricane Isaias 9 Oct 2026
Macon (County) 16 Hurricane Isaias 9 Oct 2026
Madison (County) 15 Hurricane Isaias 9 Oct 2026
Marion (County) 14 Hurricane Isaias 9 Oct 2026
McDuffie (County) 15 Severe Winter Storm 24 Jan 2026
McIntosh (County) 22 Hurricane Helene 30 Sep 2024
Meriwether (County) 18 Hurricane Isaias 9 Oct 2026
Miller (County) 15 Hurricane Isaias 9 Oct 2026
Mitchell (County) 19 Hurricane Isaias 9 Oct 2026
Monroe (County) 21 Severe Winter Storm 24 Jan 2026
Montgomery (County) 21 Severe Winter Storm 24 Jan 2026
Morgan (County) 13 Severe Winter Storm 24 Jan 2026
Murray (County) 16 Hurricane Isaias 9 Oct 2026
Muscogee (County) 14 Hurricane Isaias 9 Oct 2026
Newton (County) 21 Hurricane Isaias 9 Oct 2026
Oconee (County) 14 Hurricane Isaias 9 Oct 2026
Oglethorpe (County) 15 Severe Winter Storm 24 Jan 2026
Paulding (County) 20 Hurricane Isaias 9 Oct 2026
Peach (County) 17 Severe Winter Storm 24 Jan 2026
Pickens (County) 23 Hurricane Isaias 9 Oct 2026
Pierce (County) 19 Hurricane Helene 30 Sep 2024
Pike (County) 22 Hurricane Isaias 9 Oct 2026
Polk (County) 18 Hurricane Isaias 9 Oct 2026
Pulaski (County) 16 Severe Winter Storm 24 Jan 2026
Putnam (County) 15 Severe Winter Storm 24 Jan 2026
Rabun (County) 21 Severe Winter Storm 24 Jan 2026
Randolph (County) 13 Hurricane Isaias 9 Oct 2026
Richmond (County) 15 Severe Winter Storm 24 Jan 2026
Rockdale (County) 17 Hurricane Isaias 9 Oct 2026
Schley (County) 13 Hurricane Isaias 9 Oct 2026
Screven (County) 21 Severe Winter Storm 24 Jan 2026
Seminole (County) 13 Hurricane Isaias 9 Oct 2026
Spalding (County) 19 Hurricane Isaias 9 Oct 2026
Stephens (County) 18 Severe Winter Storm 24 Jan 2026
Stewart (County) 17 Hurricane Isaias 9 Oct 2026
Sumter (County) 15 Hurricane Isaias 9 Oct 2026
Talbot (County) 17 Hurricane Isaias 9 Oct 2026
Taliaferro (County) 16 Severe Winter Storm 24 Jan 2026
Tattnall (County) 23 Severe Winter Storm 24 Jan 2026
Taylor (County) 16 Hurricane Isaias 9 Oct 2026
Telfair (County) 18 Severe Winter Storm 24 Jan 2026
Terrell (County) 11 Hurricane Isaias 9 Oct 2026
Thomas (County) 21 Hurricane Isaias 9 Oct 2026
Tift (County) 20 Hurricane Helene 30 Sep 2024
Toombs (County) 23 Severe Winter Storm 24 Jan 2026
Towns (County) 15 Hurricane Isaias 9 Oct 2026
Treutlen (County) 19 Severe Winter Storm 24 Jan 2026
Troup (County) 15 Hurricane Isaias 9 Oct 2026
Turner (County) 16 Hurricane Helene 30 Sep 2024
Twiggs (County) 17 Severe Winter Storm 24 Jan 2026
Union (County) 17 Hurricane Isaias 9 Oct 2026
Upson (County) 23 Hurricane Isaias 9 Oct 2026
Walker (County) 20 Hurricane Isaias 9 Oct 2026
Walton (County) 14 Hurricane Isaias 9 Oct 2026
Ware (County) 24 Hurricane Helene 30 Sep 2024
Warren (County) 13 Severe Winter Storm 24 Jan 2026
Washington (County) 16 Severe Winter Storm 24 Jan 2026
Wayne (County) 19 Hurricane Helene 30 Sep 2024
Webster (County) 17 Hurricane Isaias 9 Oct 2026
Wheeler (County) 18 Severe Winter Storm 24 Jan 2026
White (County) 22 Hurricane Isaias 9 Oct 2026
Whitfield (County) 17 Hurricane Isaias 9 Oct 2026
Wilcox (County) 18 Severe Winter Storm 24 Jan 2026
Wilkes (County) 17 Severe Winter Storm 24 Jan 2026
Wilkinson (County) 16 Severe Winter Storm 24 Jan 2026
Worth (County) 20 Hurricane Isaias 9 Oct 2026